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Land North of Keresforth Road Dodworth South Yorkshire Archaeological Desk-based Assessment Report no. 3048 December 2017 Client: Persimmon Homes West Yorkshire Archaeological Services WYAS Report No. 3048 Keresforth Road, Dodworth Land North of Keresforth Road, Dodworth South Yorkshire Archaeological Desk-based Assessment Summary The proposed development area lies immediately to the north of Keresforth Road, Dodworth and has been farmland since at least the mid-19th century, and remains undeveloped to the present day. This lack of development might facilitate the survival of earlier (e.g. prehistoric, Roman or medieval) activity, although this archaeological desk-based assessment has established that there is low potential for archaeological remains within the proposed development area based on the known heritage assets close by. In the absence of any known archaeological interventions within the site itself, however, evidence for earlier activity cannot be entirely excluded and a geophysical (magnetometer) survey is recommended to evaluate the site further. Archaeological Services WYAS Report No. 3048 Keresforth Road, Dodworth Report Information Client: Persimmon Homes West Yorkshire Address: 3 Hepton Court, York Road, Leeds, LS9 6PW Report Type: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment Location: Land North of Keresforth Road, Dodworth County: South Yorkshire Grid Reference: SE 32308 05417 (centred) Period(s) of activity represented: ?Prehistoric- modern Report Number: 3048 Project Number: 6898 Site Code: BMD 17 Date of report: December 2017 Project Management: David Williams BA MCIfA Report: Jane Richardson PhD MCIfA FSA Illustrations: Emma Brunning BSc Photography: Naomi Sewpaul BSc MSc Research: Naomi Sewpaul Authorisation for distribution: ------------------------------------------------------ © Archaeological Services WYAS 2017 Nepshaw Lane South, Morley, Leeds LS27 7JQ Telephone: 0113 383 7500. Email: [email protected] ii Archaeological Services WYAS Report No. 3048 Keresforth Road, Dodworth Contents Report information ................................................................................................................ ii Contents ................................................................................................................................ iii List of Figures .......................................................................................................................iv List of Plates ..........................................................................................................................iv 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1 Site location, topography and land-use ......................................................................... 1 Geology and soils .......................................................................................................... 1 2 Information Sources ................................................................................................... 1 Archaeological archives and databases ......................................................................... 2 Designated heritage assets ............................................................................................ 2 Published and unpublished sources .............................................................................. 2 Geological and soil surveys .......................................................................................... 2 Walkover survey ........................................................................................................... 2 3 Assessment Criteria .................................................................................................... 2 4 The Study Area ............................................................................................................ 3 Identified archaeological sites, buildings and features ................................................ 3 Designated sites or areas ............................................................................................... 3 Previous archaeological investigations ......................................................................... 4 Historic Environment Characterisation ........................................................................ 4 Archaeological background and heritage assets ........................................................... 4 Map regression .............................................................................................................. 5 5 Catalogue of Heritage Assets ..................................................................................... 7 6 Impact Assessment ...................................................................................................... 9 Recorded heritage assets ............................................................................................... 9 Potential sub-surface remains ....................................................................................... 9 7 Conclusion ................................................................................................................... 9 Figures Plates Bibliography iii Archaeological Services WYAS Report No. 3048 Keresforth Road, Dodworth List of Figures 1 Site location 2 Site location, showing catalogued heritage assets, 1km study area and proposed development area 3 Extract from the OS six-inch survey of 1855, showing the proposed development area (not to scale) 4 Extract from the OS six-inch survey of 1894, showing the proposed development area (not to scale) 5 Extract from the OS six-inch survey of 1907, showing the proposed development area (not to scale) 6 Extract from the OS six-inch survey of 1933, showing the proposed development area (not to scale) 7 Extract from the OS six-inch survey of 1949, showing the proposed development area (not to scale) List of Plates 1 Proposed development area from the south, looking north 2 Proposed development area from the west, looking east 3 Proposed development area from the north-west, looking north-east 4 Proposed development area from the north, looking south-west iv Archaeological Services WYAS Report No. 3048 Keresforth Road, Dodworth 1 Introduction Archaeological Services WYAS (ASWYAS) was commissioned by Persimmon Homes West Yorkshire to undertake an archaeological desk-based assessment of land north of Keresforth Road, Dodworth, as part of a planning application for a proposed housing development. The proposed development area (PDA) is located on the eastern limits of Dodworth, a village located immediately west of Junction 37, on the western edge of the urban area of Barnsley. An assessment of the significance of any recorded heritage assets within a 1km zone around the site has been undertaken, together with an assessment of any potential impacts, in line with the requirements of National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF; Chapter 12: ‘Conserving and enhancing the historic environment’, paragraph 128). Site location and topography and land-use The PDA covers an area of approximately 5.5 hectares to the north of Keresforth Road, Dodworth, South Yorkshire centred at SE 32308 05417 (centred). The site is located immediately to the west of Junction 37 of the M1 and to the east of residential properties off Wareham Grove and Water Royd Drive (Figs 1 and 2). The PDA is currently occupied by arable land and mature trees and slopes from approximately 132m OD in the north to 104m OD in the south. The study area comprises all land within a 1km radius of the boundary of the PDA. Geology and soils The underlying geology of the proposed development site comprises bands of Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation – Sandstone interspersed with bands of Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation - Mudstone, Siltstone and Sandstone. Both were formed approximately 310 to 318 million years ago in the Carboniferous Period when the local environment would have been dominated by swamps, estuaries and deltas (BGS 2017). The soils are recorded as unclassified in this urban location (Soil Survey of England and Wales 1983). 2 Information Sources The following sources of information have been consulted in order to meet the requirements of the desk-based assessment and are in line with guidelines laid down by the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA 2011). Where listed buildings, events and monuments listed in the catalogue (Section 5) are mentioned in the text, the relevant catalogue numbers are given in bold-type (3). 1 Archaeological Services WYAS Report No. 3048 Keresforth Road, Dodworth Archaeological archives and databases Information on previous archaeological finds and investigations within the study area was obtained from the South Yorkshire Sites and Monuments Record (SYSMR) and the English Heritage National Monuments Record (NMR). The holdings of Barnsley Archive and Local Studies Department was consulted for historic maps and plans, antiquarian histories, photographs and other relevant documentary sources. Designated heritage assets English Heritage’s National Heritage List for England Database were consulted for information on all designated Scheduled Monuments, Listed Buildings, Registered Parks and Gardens, Registered Battlefields, Conservation Areas and World Heritage Sites within the study area. Published and unpublished sources A range of published and unpublished material has been researched and consulted. This includes academic articles together with general